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I V BDHfiAKVIlLE LIBRARY ïEmmcE si, BOOfiAflVlLLE, ONTARIO rm Enough for Y a?" \ . X 2 J-IWhS 8ÛMLIS 878/31 > v ,^-ü '*/ •-T'i f V/< 1 - , : 'X ' :■ > AT " ■■ ' ■ r • ■ - -i yîVS - -, ; : i Just how hot is it this spring? Well, hot enough that Zoo is open for another season. This year, the owners the camels at the Bowmanville Zoo are starting to feel plan a number of new attractions and will soon offer right at home. One of them was even heard to say he'd camel rides and an animal show, walk a mile for an air conditioner. The Bowmanville r % m y I f ¥ . ■ m its •a. lanwim "9 Ql u/ m s by Rob Savage A "snatch and run" thief swiped more than $14,000 worth of rings from Cathy's Gold in Bowmanville during a daytime robbery last Wednesday. "I'm just angry that this would happen happen in this town," manager Cathy Collacott Collacott said after the theft. "I've never had anything stolen from my store before." before." The robbery at the King Street jewellery shop occurred at 10:45 Wednesday morning. Mrs. Collacott said a man walked into the shop ask- ing for a repaired ring under the name McDougall. He was told repaired items arc not returned without a ticket and replied that he was waiting for his girlfriend to bring the ticket. The man then browsed through the shop and walked outside for a brief moment. Mrs. Collacott said she believed the man was just waiting for his girlfriend at the time. However, she now believes he went out to start up his car which was sitting on Scugog Street across from the Fitness Warehouse. She says the man returned to the shop when all the other customers had left. But he had little time to do anything before more customers entered. entered. At that point, Mrs. Collacott said she thinks he became impatient and refused to wait until there were no customers in the store. He asked to see some rings and made a grab for the tray when it was i Turn to Page 2 \W m: ' jil 623-3303 A i $ mjr pMs p m O I jr wm I i a® 400 Per Copy Issue 16 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987 133rd Year Zoo Crew Set for New Season By Carolyn Hepburn What could country singer, Waylon Jennings, possibly have in common with the Bowmanville Zoo? He owns several rare pot-bellied pigs -- animals that were raised right here in Bowmanville. The Bowmanville Zoo has always had a worldwide reputation for breeding a variety of animals. And now that it has been taken off the real estate market, where it had been forth forth e last two years, owner Keith Connell Connell is beginning his two-year 'master- plan' for upgrading the zoo into a first class tourist attraction. "We've simply been too complacent for too long," said Mr. Connell. The plan includes the arrival of a tiger (from Toronto's Metro Zoo) and an elephant, as part of the development development of daily shows throughout the season. There are also plans for elephant and, possibly, camel rides. Although there are slight problems with border permits, the elephant should be arriving within the next Councillors Questioning Waste Transfer Station The $100,000 waste transfer station which Durham Region plans to build, in the Town of Newcastle is being questioned by town council. Councillors voted last night to ask the region to examine the site near Taunton Road and the Clarke/Darlington Clarke/Darlington Townline and to ensure it is suitable for the station. Councillor Diane Hamre said she felt it would not be. She said council's decision to lease the area to the region for a nominal fee was laughed at by members of the public who knew the area. "When they read in the paper that we were putting a transfer station there, they laughed," Councillor Hamre said. She told councillors she was asked to investigate the site herself and made the trip a few weeks ago. "I must say I'm hanging my head in shame," she confessed. She noted that rumors that the area is Hooded are underexaggerated. "It isn't Hooded. It's a lake," she said. Councillors acknowledged her criticisms and supported her motion to have Durham investigate the area. Newcastle Council was initially asked to lease the land to the region last December. Jack McCorkell, the Director of Operations for Regional Works, gave a delegation on the landfill landfill problems facing Durham He said Darlington will be closed by September of this year and trash intended for Darlington would go to the Brock West site in Pickering. few weeks, and the arrangements for * the tiger have already been com-.: pleted. Î By mid-summer, Mr. Connell, hopes j to have signs posted on the 401 high- i way, and all other major routes di-j recting visitors to the Bowmanville ' Zoo. He will also advertise the zoo in| tourist guides. V Several staff additions have proven to be a real benefit for the zoo. Mark Hakenberger, formerly of the Rockton Africa Lion Safari, has joined the staff and is working on developing developing the major elephant/tiger shows. Mike is one of the youngest, and according to Mr. Connell, one of the best trainers in North America. In addition to Mike, the zoo has also hired Leslie Pontell, a leading Californian trainer of camels, llamas and parrots, among other aninjkls. create Leslie will be working on a11 ce. trained! animal show that .should be/' in action by early May. The Bowmanville Zoo, possibly best known for 'Rose the Yow' (the first cross between a yak cow and a Scottish Highland bull) offers much for the money. Once in full season, there are rides, a restaurant and gift shop, plus the new trained animal shows that will be free with admission. Though supported to a large degree by local tourism, Mr. Connell, hopes to attract an additional 50,000 tourists from outside the immediate area. That translates into added benefits for the town of Bowmanville. The zoo's animal population is extremely extremely large and diverse, providing Turn to Page 2 August Start For Hospital Construction Administrators at Memorial Hospital, Hospital, Bowmanville, expect to see the completion of the building's renovation renovation and expansion program in 1989. Construction will begin at the end of August this year and will focus on the creation of a new wing capable of holding up to 30 beds. Those renovations are based on architectural architectural designs by J. Bruce Bateman Bateman ofWillowdale Ontario. The renovations renovations planned so far will cost $5.8 million. However, additional renovations are also expected. The hospital is seeking to construct an additional floor at the top of the building which would be capable of holding another 30 beds. At the moment, the application :has been approved by the District Health Council and forwarded to the Ministry Ministry of Health. No written confirmation confirmation has come from the Ministry, but Executive Director Richard Elston says he is "confident" the new floor will be approved. In total, the new wing and the additional additional floor should give the hospital an extra 56,000 sq. ft. of floor space. In the event that the new floor is not approved, the renovations will still an additional 42,000 sq. ft. of :r ; xf A. Easter Bunny Hops Over to Nursery School i ■j m> ah ' V? 5 Four-year-old Jennette Stevenson was among several youngsters at the Bowmanville Nursery School who were delighted by the arrival of the Easter Bunny and his (her?) basket of goodies. Each youngster received a special handbasket of gifts and a hug from the bunny. VOLUNTEERS -- On Friday, May 1 at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa, 192 individuals will be awarded Volunteer Service lapel pins and certificates, recognizing their long service with organizations in this area. A total , of 20 such ceremonies are being held in April and May in continued recognition of Ontario's network of dedicated volunteers. Recipients are nominated by local local organizations. We'll have more on this next week. WHAT A TEAM -- The Flying Dutchman sponsored Major Midgets headed north last weekend after winning the O.M.H .A. championship In great style. And they did It again In "The Tournament of Champions" at New Liskeard. Team members, coaches, coaches, parents and executive members will look back on this year as one of the most gratifying they've experienced. Last week, Skinner's Insurance Insurance Bantams also won the O.M.H.A. championship championship over Essex who failed to show in the final game. But, they were not as fortunate in Thorold's "Tournament of Champions", winning two games and losing two games. Still, a very impressive year for both clubs. STORM BREWING -- There is a distinct possibility that the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education's Education's meeting tills Thursday, April 23rd, 8 p.m., at Clarke High School gymnasium could be an interesting interesting and possibly a stormy one. Big issue is what's going to be done about overcrowding at Ontario St. Public School and undercrowding at Central Public School in Bowmanville. Stay tuned for further developments. developments. It's not an easy problem to solve. HELP THE BEAVERS -- All monies raised at a Rummage and Yard Sale being held at Maple Grove United Church this Saturday, April 25th, starting at 9 a.m. will go to the Maple Grove Beaver Colony. They arc also holding a paper and bottle drive the same day. OPTIMIST DANCES - The Bowmanville Optimist Club is sponsoring lour dances for 12 to 16-ycar-okl Bowmanville youths and we didn't hear about it until recently. Must be our age. There arc stilt three of them left on April 24th, May 8th and 22nd and they sound like a good deal for the youngsters. They last from 8 p.m. until 11:00 and five couples from the club arc present to oversee the decorum. Barry Lawrence is the Co-ordinator and can be reached at 023-4390. DAY OF MOURNING - Next Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. the Oshawa and District Labor Council will be participating participating In a National Day of Mourning for workers workers killed or injured on the job, by lowering the flag at the Fire Building on Church Street. His Worship Mayor John Winters along with Earl Malley, member member of the Board of Directors, Oshawa and District Labor Council will lead one minute's silence. Various Various union presidents and representatives will attend attend and it is expected that some of the candidates in the upcoming provincial election will also be present. The general public is invited as well. ANNIVERSARIES -- A couple of major events are near at hand In the Village of Newcastle where the flourishing Lioness Club will be celebrating its 35th Charter Night Anniversary, Monday, April 27th, to be followed by the Newcastle Lions 40th Anniversary on Saturday, May 23rd. Congratulations to both clubs who have many achievements in community service on their record. MOTORCYCLE TRIpIs G>kT- The Editor's eldest and youngest sons have informed him that he will have to carry the load for a few weeks in May and June as they head to California ... on their motorcycles. motorcycles. John Jr. and Rick originally were trying to work in a San Francisco computer seminar to justify justify this trip, but unfortunately they won't be leaving leaving until after the show. So, some other colorful excuses excuses have been created to rationalize the reasoning reasoning behind their madness. Departure date is set for May 20th, Mother was always worried that her boys would become part of a motorcycle gang! LOST AND FOUND -- Somebody was tidying up a few pigeon holes in our office recently and uncovered some of the items that have been found by folks. They Include a wallet with an I.D. card for Tabatha Dupc- zak, one green leather covered button, a navy ski mitt for a left hand, a pair of ladles black leather gloves h'om Scars, a multi-colored shoulder bag, red and white. Owners may identify and pick up their property property at The Statesman office, 62 King Street West, Bow- manvillc. FARM TAB -- Included in this week's Statesman is a colorful "Farm Tab" containing stories and advertisements advertisements of interest to rural readers. Our thanks to the staff of the Agricultural Office in Bowmanville for their assistance with the copy. . rT'.y r V,! : T' • ' ■:y T .. by Rob Savage Final drawings of the new $5 million million Bowmanville Arena should be going to tender in early August as Newcastle Councillors approved detailed detailed preliminary drawings of the building last night. Spokespersons from Phillips Bar- ratt Kaiser, the consulting firm for the project, told councillors that it would take three months to complete the final drawings and that the bidding bidding process could begin this summer. summer. The statement came during General General Purpose Committee deliberations deliberations on the completed preliminary drawings, with councillors taking a firm stand against the building of a second pad during the initial construction construction phase. "We don't have $1.4 million to put into a second pad," Councillor Marie Hubbard said, responding to some citizens' group suggestions that a second second pad is needed at the arena. She told councillors that construc tion of the second pad would only be possible if the fundraising committee could generate the extra monies for the pad. Deputy Community Services Director Director Joe Caruana added that the need for more ice time is not urgent in the Town of Newcastle. He said 90 per cent of the teams are accommodated by town arenas and that the others use the Newcastle Village and Orono arenas. Space for a second pad which could be built at a future date has been included included in the preliminary drawings. Committee's stand against immediate immediate construction of the second pad follows suggestions from some citizens' groups that a second pad should be built in place of the community community hall. Councillor Hubbard said the groups did not understand the nature of the proposed hall. She said the hall would not be competing competing with existing community halls but would be a "multi-purpose" room rena Plans used by various town groups Donald McCoy, of Phillips Barratt Kaiser, also described the room as a multi-purpose facility which has been revised and can now be separated separated into four different rooms (previous (previous drawings allowed it to be divided divided into three). The facility includes a stage and can be separated to allow for meetings, meetings, classes, banquets or certain "keep fit" activities. Each division has an individual entrance entrance to guarantee that different groups do not disturb people in another section. As well, he said the room is 14 ft. high at its lowest points and has a universal universal number of uses. Other options outlined by the consultants consultants included bleacher seating and the possibility of a lighted ball diamond and three unlighted ball diamonds. In total, the costs for the complex Turn to Page 2 Dennison Donates $20,000 Towards Memorial Hospital Project Dennison Manufacturing Canada Inc. made a $20,000 contribution to the Memorial Hospital fundraising campaign on Monday. The contribution is to be specifically specifically used towards the development of a special bathing bathing area for long-term care patients during the reno vations to the hospital, Seen here during the presentation presentation arc Richard Elston, Executive Director for the hospital; hospital; E. Stephen Bcndsmoorc, the President of Dennison; Dennison; Tom Cowan, chairman of the Hospital Foundation and S, Erskine, the Vice-President of Dennison.